Dennis L Werner Jr

Husband, Father...Volleyball Enthusiast!

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

Congratulations as well to Wilson girls volleyball head coach Denny Werner.
He was named one of the Region 2 H.S. Coaches of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

They will be recognized at the AVCA Convention on December 19th in Kansas City.
@ddubbvolleyball

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

Congratulations to the All-State Girls Volleyball selections from Berks County.

Class 4A:
Keira Benner-Wilson
Clara Conner-Wilson

Class 2A:
Tara Hirschtritt-Schuylkill Valley

@Wilson_Bulldogs
@SVAthletics
@BCIAASports

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

Congratulations to Wilson’s Keira Benner and Denny Werner on being voted the Berks County girls volleyball Player of the Year and Coach of the Year!
@Wilson_Bulldogs
@DennyWerner

Here’s the All-County team 👇

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

Your 2025 BCIAA Champs 🏆
The Wilson Bulldogs!

@Wilson_Bulldogs
@DennyWerner

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

Girls 🏐
Wilson stays unbeaten at (9-0) with a 3-1 win at Exeter
(25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20)

Keira Benner had 17 kills and Clara Conner finished with 33 assists.
Taylor Mack led the Eagles with 22 kills and Jillian Warner had 15.

@Wilson_Bulldogs
@DennyWerner
@vbconnection

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

“She’s very athletic, very dynamic, and she’s worked really hard to get like that. She’s got a lot of God-given ability, but she’s also put a lot of time in.”

-Wilson coach Denny Werner on junior outside hitter Keira Benner

@Wilson_Bulldogs
@DennyWerner

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

Credit to Coach Werner at Wilson for putting together such a terrific event.
Lots of very talented teams competed today beginning at 8am!
North Catholic, Parkland, Liberty, Hempfield, State College, CD, Southern Lehigh, Trinity, Bishop Shanahan, and more were there.

[SV Sports @svsports]

More highlights on our Instagram page where we have over 25,000 followers
👀

DM us for a great deal on @RIPITSports volleyball shoes!

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

If you’re a volleyball fan, Wilson is the place to be this Saturday!
TEN state-ranked teams will be in action, including five of the top eight teams in Class 4A 🏐

Defending state champs Pope John Paul II and Trinity are also competing.

@Wilson_Bulldogs
@DennyWerner

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

If you’re a 🏐 fan, Wilson is the place to be tomorrow.
20 teams in action, including some of the best girls volleyball teams in the state!
@Wilson_Bulldogs
@TVRAIDERS
@ExeterAthletics
@ParklandAthlet1
@PJPHS
@StateCollegeHS
@HSDSportsScores
@scotty1021
@ACCHSVikings
@CDHSRams

[Dennis L Werner Jr @ddubbvolleyball]

@PaulRobertsCuse None….there is only The Master’s tonight…

[Paul Roberts @PaulRobertsCuse]

6’3 senior Airyanna Kline is headed to Division I Long Island University.
She will be the third girls volleyball player in Wilson history to play at the DI level.
Kline was the Berks Player of the Year and an All-State selection.
@Wilson_Bulldogs
@DennyWerner
@ECPowerVBall

[Scott Paterno, Shabbos Goy @ScottPaterno]

If you have a brain in your head this election is a disaster with two completely unfit candidates in a time when a world war has never been this close in 75 years.

[Dennis L Werner Jr @ddubbvolleyball]

@PaulRobertsCuse I graduated in 91, Loved Rec Hall, Went to every home game… Great atmosphere there… Never attended a home basketball game at the Bryce Jordan center… Doesn’t seem like it’s the same atmosphere… It is a shame that they can’t get more people to come see basketball though…

[Wilson Athletics @Wilson_Bulldogs]

CONGRATULATIONS to our HS Boys Wrestling Team for winning the 2023-2024 BCIAA Team Championship! Way to go, boys...we are #BulldogProud of you!

[Dennis L Werner Jr @ddubbvolleyball]

@nittanyrich @DailyCollegian He was a legend…he was my teacher…his passing is a huge loss…

[Mark (Penn State Sufferer) @TheYinzerLion]

The fact that both Penn State and the Steelers fired their OCs mid-season speaks to the hell I’ve endured as a fan this year. 😂😂

[Tim Brando @TimBrando]

This is vintage Knight! Bobby at his best👇RIP 🙏

[Mike Greenberg @Espngreeny]

Bob Knight was everything you thought he was. Brilliant and demanding, cantankerous and huge of heart, irreverent and very funny. He was also inarguably on the short list of greatest coaches in the history of American sports. Rest in peace, Coach. You will never be forgotten.

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Last year, my daughter got cut from her 7th grade volleyball team.

She made the first cut, and thought she had a good chance. But on the second and final cut, they called her name, and she put her head down and walked out to the car where her mom and I were waiting.

She opened the car door, sat down, and started bawling. It was so hard to watch. She wanted to be on that team more than anything. I thought she was good enough, but the coach didn't.

My heart went out to her. But we didn't sugarcoat things for her. We told her we understood how much it stings. I've been cut before. Her mom had been cut from sports before, too. It's an ego shot and a gut punch.

We told her to go ask the coach what she could work on for next year. The coach gave her good feedback. And told her she was the "first girl cut". Which sounded promising, but only added to the sting. She said to me, "If only I had been a little bit better and made a few more serves..."

We told her she had a few choices. She could let this be the end. Or she could use this as fuel and fire. And to use it as motivation to work hard to make the team next year.

For a solid year, she practiced 4-5 times per week minimum. She went to every camp, every practice session she could find, found a travel team she could play on, and spent her entire summer at camps, practices, or in our backyard smashing the volleyball against our house (and denting our siding lol).

She had her tryouts this week. In the first tryout, she unleashed her new jump serve and hit 20 straight volleyballs over the net. The coaches were stunned. She said all the coaches came up to her immediately in the first 5 minutes with their clipboards and said, "What's your name?"

They started using her as a demonstrator, saying "Hey, Brooklyn, can you show everyone how to do this?" Even over the returning starters.

I asked her how she did when she got back. "Hey, you've been around a lot of volleyball in the last year. How did you do? Were you in the upper half of the players?"

She's a humble girl. And she proudly said, "I was the best player on the court."

She made the team, obviously. I'm beaming as a father this week.

I told her how proud I was of her. But not just because she made the team, or she's a great player now. But because she didn't give up. She didn't cry about it (after that first day). She didn't ask mom and dad to go lobby for her to be on the team.

She got after it and worked hard for a full year, taking no breaks. Her other volleyball friends were for sure taking it easier. Chilling out and vibing during the summer. She was attending camps and practicing and getting better while they were relaxing.

Sometimes as a parent, you hope you're teaching your kids how to do things.

But this was a case where she taught me how to do things. 100%.